European bloc imperialism / by Dennis C. Canterbury.

• Superior document: Studies in critical social sciences, v. 23. Critical global studies ; v. 1
• Author: Canterbury, Dennis C. 1953-
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in critical social sciences ; v. 23.; Studies in critical social sciences. Critical global studies ; v. 1.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (397 p.)
• Notes: Description based on print version record.

The reinvigorated debate on imperialism in the last two decades focuses on the means by which Euro-American capital is currently spread around the globe and the different ways it pillages the wealth of the developing countries. The Economic Partnership Agreements being foisted on the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries by the European Union, however, has been under the radar of the debate on imperialism. This book draws on the experiences of the Caribbean Forum-EU EPA to fill that void by bringing into focus the economic partnership agreement as a conduit of European imperialism. Critical Global Studies , volume 1

Table of Contents

Outline of European bloc imperialism -- Hemispheric settings for European bloc imperialism -- The anatomy of two imperialist regimes -- The rise of European and ACP blocs and US hegemony -- The emergence of European bloc imperialism -- The theoretical foundations of European bloc imperialism -- The CARIFORUM-EU EPA and development theory -- The critics of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA -- Caribbean EPA negotiators in the bosom of EU bloc imperialism -- The EPA and the food and fuel crises -- The global financial and economic crises and the EU-EPAs -- The Caribbean in the global financial and economic crises -- EU bloc imperialism, governance and sustainable development.